Winery Ruca MalenTerroir Series Red Blend
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Terroir Series Red Blend of Winery Ruca Malen in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Terroir Series Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Terroir Series Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Terroir Series Red Blend
The Terroir Series Red Blend of Winery Ruca Malen matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, chicken tagine with olives and potatoes or halibut with flambéed comté.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terroir Series Red Blend from Winery Ruca Malen are 2012, 2015, 2017, 2016 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Ruca Malen
The Winery Ruca Malen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Agrelo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Agrelo
Argentine sub-region of Luján de Cuyo in Mendoza, high-altitude vineyards (900-1,100 m) at the Andean foothills on alluvial soils. Historic cradle of Argentine Malbec with old vines 40+ years. Signature Malbec as ruling red: powerful and deep with blackberry, plum, violet, blackcurrant, chocolate, vanilla and sweet spices, round tannins and velvety palate — peak for great age-worthy reds (Catena Zapata, Achaval-Ferrer). Firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple Merlot.
The wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
The word of the wine: De-vatting
Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.
